Please take special attention to game world
Though this is as much my fault as anyone one else in the same boat, one of the major shortcomings of TW2 was how much of the political, geographical, social and historical lore the player was supposed to be aware of. Much of the game dialogue was focused around this so deeply, that once I could not make a connection to what was being said, the entirety of the remainder of the discussion was moot.
When I hear them talk about some king who borders the Aedernian land wanting to side with his NIlfaardian enemies despite the pact of Oompa Loompa, then one-off talking about character names without expressly reiterating who they are in relation to that king or myself. Well, it doesn't take much of this to pretty much derail me in comprehending what the heck anyone is talking about. Sure Geralt has responses that are intelligently based on his complete understanding, but I'd like to make that same connect myself.
To that end, I'm hoping to see either in-game or online, a reference to the history of the game, major persons, events, factions, etc, so that I can read up on this before I play the game. TW3 promises to be 100+ hours of play, and I want to get every last $ worth, but not if I'm just clicking through the dialogue because I'm not connected into the game world like I want to be. I know that task in and of itself is daunting. And I know a good story is supposed to have lots of twists (which always made it harder for me to comprehend). But maybe some kind of precursor compendium would be beneficial to those like myself who'd want to take the time to understand things more integrally.
Though this is as much my fault as anyone one else in the same boat, one of the major shortcomings of TW2 was how much of the political, geographical, social and historical lore the player was supposed to be aware of. Much of the game dialogue was focused around this so deeply, that once I could not make a connection to what was being said, the entirety of the remainder of the discussion was moot.
When I hear them talk about some king who borders the Aedernian land wanting to side with his NIlfaardian enemies despite the pact of Oompa Loompa, then one-off talking about character names without expressly reiterating who they are in relation to that king or myself. Well, it doesn't take much of this to pretty much derail me in comprehending what the heck anyone is talking about. Sure Geralt has responses that are intelligently based on his complete understanding, but I'd like to make that same connect myself.
To that end, I'm hoping to see either in-game or online, a reference to the history of the game, major persons, events, factions, etc, so that I can read up on this before I play the game. TW3 promises to be 100+ hours of play, and I want to get every last $ worth, but not if I'm just clicking through the dialogue because I'm not connected into the game world like I want to be. I know that task in and of itself is daunting. And I know a good story is supposed to have lots of twists (which always made it harder for me to comprehend). But maybe some kind of precursor compendium would be beneficial to those like myself who'd want to take the time to understand things more integrally.
Also, I was just messing around with the names; I was hoping people would catch that when I referenced the "pact of Oompa Loompa". 
